Sounding toy



June 3 1924. 1,496,709

A. E. HALL SOUNDING TOY Filed July 20. 1922 FIG-1v grwmdoz @511 Gm; m l

Patented June 3, 1924.

' lTE STATES trio SOTJ'NDING TOY.

Applicatiomfile'd July 20, 1922. Serial'N'o. 576,296.

To all w ham it may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT E. H'ALn, a citizen of the United States of America,

residing at Lancaster, inthe county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Sounding'Toys, of which the "following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in sounding toys, and has particular reference to .a sounding toy :of the wheeled vehicle type.

The primary object of this invention is the productionofa toywhiclrwill be highly amusing to children and wherein the .construction and operation of the same is of a comparatively simple nature. 4

.A :further object of this invention resides inthe provision of a toy of thewheeled type representing in miniature a steam-locomotive having associated a therewith a sounding means adapted to simulate the sounding of a steam actuatedwhistle found onalltypes of steam locomotives, the said toy :adapted to be positioned upon the ground or other plane surface and moved thereover bya pull-cord :or the like whereby'the sounding means is operated.

A still further object of this invention is the production of .aitoy of this type wherein the sounding means may be actuated even though the miniature train is in a stopped position.

With the above general objects in view and others that will appear asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing forming a part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure l is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view through a portion of the body of the miniature locomotive showing the sound operating mechanism in elevation,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of my improved device showing the same removed from its associated wheeled vehicle,

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of a modified form of the present device showing the shaft of the wheeled vehicle in cross section, and

Figure .4 is a front elevational'view of the structure shown i11:Figure3, the ends oft'he said crankshaft beingbroken away.

Referring more in particular to "the several viewsand specifically to Figure l'there is shown a wheeled vehicle denoted in general by the numeral 1 and representing in outline a miniature steam locomotive. This vehicle is formed to represent the usual steam boiler 2, smoke stack 3, engineers cabin Land platform 50f the conventional type of steam locomotive. This miniature locomotive is supported upon the usual front and rear supporting wheels 6 .and7, the front supporting wheels 6 being loosely journaled upon the ends ofa loosely journaled axle 8, and the rear supporting "wheels 7 being keyed .or otherwise secured to the opposite endsof a .rear axle v9, this-axle hav ing a central crank portion 10 for'purposes hereinafter more fully described.

odged within the smoke stack 3 of the locomotive is the upper end of an annular shaped whistle 11,the same 'being :provided with the usual incut slot 12 for permitting the air to pass therethrough for creating the sound. Suitably positioned upon the lower end of this whistle member 11 is any preferred type of bellows mechanism '13 which has upon its lower'end'a depending eyelet member 14L for receiving the outer hooked endl5 of a bellows operating rod 17. Intermediate theends of this mod the same is so bent as to form an elongated eyelet portion 18 for engaging over the front supporting axle 8 of the locomotive to be there secured in any suitable manner by solder or the like. The opposite end of the operating rod 17 terminates at a distance slightly forward of the rear supporting axle 9 and at such a point as to Ibe engaged by thecrankportion l0 of this axle whereby when the locomotive is rolled upon a plane surface the rotary movement of the rear wheels 7 will cause a consequent movement of the axle 9 for allowing the crank portion 10 of this member to contact with the adjacent surface of the operating rod 17 for swinging the same and rotating the front axle 8 and for causing a consequent movement of the bellows 13 whereby the whistle is properly sounded. As a means for normally forcing the bellows connected end 16 of the operating rod 17 downwardly, I have provided a coil spring 19 suitably secured within the body of the locomotive and a at a convenient point upon the said operating rod.

Rigidly secured to the operating rod 17 and adjacent its rear end there is secured one end of a vertically positioned rod 20, the opposite upper end of which extends through an opening in the top wall of the boiler section 2 of the locomotive and has a knob portion 21 thereon whereby this rod portion may be manually reciprocated for controlling the movement of the operating rod 17 for consequently controlling the bellows 13 and sounding whistle 11.

A still further means for manually controlling the operation of. the lever 17 for consequently operating the bellows 13 is another rod 22 which is secured to the rod 17 adjacent its rear end, in a manner similar to the vertically extending rod 20. This rod 22 is at such an angle as to extend upwardly into the cab portion 4 and is bent intermediate its ends so as to provide a longitudinally extending portion 23, having a hooked end 2 1, effecting a handle for this end of the rod.

' It will therefore be seen that any reciprocatory movement imparted to this rod 27 will cause a rocking movement of the operating lever 17 for controlling the operation of the bellows 13.

In the modified form of the invention as shown. in Figures 3 and 4, there is disclosed a whistle 25 of substantially rectangular shape and having a conventional type of bellows 26 secured in any desirable manner to the bottom wall thereof. This whistle 25 is likewise provided with the air outlet slot 27 and the adjacent walls of the whistle and the bellows have aligned openings therein, (not shown) for permitting free entrance of the air into the whistle from the bellows. The bottom inclined wall of the bellows has a depending lug member 28 secured thereon, one face of the same being curved as shown at 29. The lower end of the inclined wall of the bellows is provided with a weight 30 for positioning the said lug member 28 as to be engaged by the crank portion 10 of the rear supporting axle 9 for operating the bellows.

The modified form of whistle and its associate bellows are adapted to be positioned within the body of the locomotive and there in retained by any suitable means.

From the above description the advan tages and operation of the present device will be readily understood and it is to be herein noted that minor changes may be made in the invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof as claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is 1. In a toy of the type comprising a vahicle having front and rear rotatable axles with supporting wheels thereon, the rear axle having a crank portion therein, a whistle positioned within said vehicle, an air bellows secured to one end of said whistle, an operating rod carried by said bellows and secured to the front axle of the said vehicle, the crank portion of the rear axle adapted to contact with the adjacent end of the said operating rod for causing a rocking of the same and consequently operating said he]- lows, and means for manually controlling the movement of the said bellows operating rod independent of the movement of the vehicle.

2. In a toy of the type comprising aveliicle having front and rear rotatable axles, with supporting wheels thereon, the rear axle having a crank portion therein, a whistl positioned within said vehicle, an air bellows secured to one end of said whistle, an operating rod carried by said bellows and secured to the front axle of the said vehicle, the crank portion of the rear axle adapted to contact with the adjacent end of the said operating rod for causing a rocking of the same and consequently operating said bellows, and means for manually controlling the movement of the said bellows operating rod independent of the movement of the vehicle, said means comprising a perpendicir larly extending rod and an angular rearwardly extending rod suitably connected to said operating rod adjacent its rear end whereby when said rods are reciprocatcd, the operating rod will be moved for actuating said bellows.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature ALBERT E. HALL. 

